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humans are
still capable of
brachiating. Some children's
parks include monkey bars
which children play on by
brachiating. As well as
shaping the evolution...
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differentiating characteristic is
their long arms,
which they use to
brachiate through trees.
Their wrists are ball and
socket joints as an evolutionary...
- resources, test the
firmness of
support ahead and, in some cases, to
brachiate (swing
between trees). Many
arboreal species, such as tree porcupines...
- resources, test the
firmness of
support ahead, and in some cases, to
brachiate. However, some
species of
lizard have
reduced limb size that
helps them...
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spider monkeys all
brachiate extensively, with
gibbons sometimes doing so in
remarkably acrobatic fashion.
Woolly monkeys also
brachiate at times. Orangutans...
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characterized by the long arms that all
gibbons have, with
which they
brachiate through the trees. They live
together in
monogamous pairs, and defend...
-
morphology of
hominids and
other primates - i.e.
because they
evolved the
brachiating habit, they
evolved the
morphology they have....Pongines (orangutans)...
- ancestor. It had long limbs, hands, and feet, and may have been able to
brachiate,
swinging between trees using its arms.
Unlike gibbons, it had a short...
- year. They
rarely come to the ground,
instead using their long arms to
brachiate through the trees. With
their hooked hands, they can move
swiftly with...
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Chimpanzees maintain some of the
dexterity brachiating gibbons lack...
